Prof. Amit Paul, FRSC

Education

B.Sc: Chemistry, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India (1998-2001)

M.Sc: Chemistry (Specialization: Physical Chemistry), IIT Bombay, Mumbai, India (2001-2003)

Advisor: Prof. Maheshwar Sharon

PhD: Chemistry (Electrochemistry), University of Pittsburgh, USA (2003-2008) (Link to Thesis)

Advisor: Prof. David H. Waldeck 

Professional Experience

Professor: Chemistry, IISER Bhopal, MP, India, December 2023-Present.

Associate Professor: Chemistry, IISER Bhopal, MP, India, August, 2018-December 2023.

Assistant Professor: Chemistry, IISER Bhopal, MP, India, Oct-2011-July 2018.

UVa-EFRC Postdoctoral Research Associate: Chemistry, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, USA (Nov 2009-Oct 2011) Advisor: Prof. Tom Meyer

Research Associate: Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Pittsburgh, USA (Nov 2008-Sep 2009) Advisor: Prof. Prashant N. Kumta

Honors and Awards

• Fellow of Royal Society of Chemistry (FRSC), 2025.

• CRS (Chirantan Rasayan Sanstha) Bronze Medal, 2024.

• Emerging Investigator, Chemical Communications, RSC, 2018.

• New Frontiers in Indian Research, RSC, 2017.

• Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) Research Award for Young Scientists, 2013.

• UVa-Energy Frontier Research Center (EFRC) Postdoctoral Research Fellow (2009-2011).

• Visiting Student, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel, 2005.

Contact Address

Prof. Amit Paul

Professor, Department of Chemistry, IISER Bhopal

Room No: 336, Academic Building-II

Bhopal By-pass road, Bhauri

Bhopal, 462066, MP

Ph: 91-0755-2691343 (Office)

       91-0755-2691344 (Laboratory)

email: apaul@iiserb.ac.in